The distance between a base pair in the DNA double helix is approximately:

1.2.0 nm2.0.34 nm
3.20 nm4.3.4 nm

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Transcription and translation can be coupled in:

1. Bacteria 2. Yeast
3. Plants 4. Animals

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In some viruses, the flow of genetic information is from RNA to DNA. These viruses are:

1. Reverse transcriptases 2. Reoviruses
3. Ribozymes 4. Retroviruses
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In a transcription unit, with respect to structural genes, the promoter is located:

1. Upstream and 5’ 2. Upstream and 3’
3. Downstream and 5’ 3. Downstream and 3’

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Which of the following codons has a dual role in the genetic code?

1. AUG 2. GUG
3. CUG 4. UUG
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Frederick Griffith discovered:

1. DNA is the genetic material
2. RNA can be the genetic material
3. Streptococcus has two strains
4. Bacterial transformation

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In Avery, Macleod, and McCarty's experiment, the transformation of bacteria was inhibited by:

1. Proteases 2. RNase
3. DNAs 4. None of these

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Which of the following is a pyrimidine base found in DNA?

1. Adenine 2. Guanine
3. Uracil 4. Cytosine

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Which of the following is also called soluble RNA?

1. tRNA  2. rRNA
3. mRNA 4. siRNA
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A typical nucleosome unit consists of about:

1. 60 base pairs 2. 140 base pairs
3. 200 base pairs 4. 400 base pairs

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